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Stanford women move in front at Pac-10 swimming championships

Stanford's Kate Dwelley finished second in the 50 free and swam the final leg of the winning 200 free relay team as the Cardinal moved into first place after two days of the Pac-10 women's swimming championship Thursday in Federal Way, WA. File photo by David Gonzales.

Kate Dwelley and Samantha Woodward finished second and third in the 50 free to help Stanford take over the lead in the Pac-10 Conference women's swimming title after the second day of competition in Federal Way, WA Thursday.

The Cardinal, with Dwelley swimming the anchor leg, won the 200 free relay in 1:28.54, edging California by .22 of a second.

Stanford also had three swimmers in the championship final of the 200 IM, with freshman Maya DiRado finishing third in 1:55.11, moving her into third place on the school's all-time list and ahead of Olympian Summer Sanders. Stanford's Liz Smith was fifth in 1:57.85 to move among the top-10 list while freshman Felicia Lee was seventh.

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